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Honest Question for Series S and PS5 Owners
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Chukhopops
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Same here except I have a 40 min bus commute so I play Diablo 2 on Switch.
I don’t get the hype about the DualSense, sure it’s a gigantic improvement compared to the DS4 but I still don’t see myself using it instead of the XSX controller. Novelty wears off, quality remains.
MisterXDTV
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That's exactly what I do:
Series S for Gamepass/Backwards compatibility (X360, OG Xbox)/Emulation
PS5 for everything else
spons
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I believe VRR should be a priority this generation and not an afterthought. I applaud Microsoft for implementing it.
My Switch gets the most love and I mainly play on Xbox Series S because of Game Pass and the large amount of backwards compatible games. So much good shit.
There's no technical reason I don't own a PS5 or actively looking to purchase one. It's mainly because I dislike most first party titles on it.
My Switch gets the most love and I mainly play on Xbox Series S because of Game Pass and the large amount of backwards compatible games. So much good shit.
There's no technical reason I don't own a PS5 or actively looking to purchase one. It's mainly because I dislike most first party titles on it.
Thirty7ven
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I love the haptic feedback and the adaptive triggers.
Saying not all games make great use of it is like saying not all games make great use of the rest of hardware. It’s a weird complaint, a no shit Sherlock moment.
Saying not all games make great use of it is like saying not all games make great use of the rest of hardware. It’s a weird complaint, a no shit Sherlock moment.
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kingfey
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That is me too.
If I get bored from one system, i can go to the other system. This way, I have something to play all time.
Banjo64
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I own a Series S and a PS5 DE.
The Series S is everything I expected. Good loading times, quick resume, native games look good on my 1080p monitor, great backwards compatibility. It cost £250 and the PS5 is 2.5 times as powerful, so of course it’s going to feel like a bigger step up.
The PS5 is an amazing console, as is the Series S if you keep your expectations in check.
The Series S is everything I expected. Good loading times, quick resume, native games look good on my 1080p monitor, great backwards compatibility. It cost £250 and the PS5 is 2.5 times as powerful, so of course it’s going to feel like a bigger step up.
The PS5 is an amazing console, as is the Series S if you keep your expectations in check.
Bonfires Down
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I'm tired of all these honest questions. I want to see some dishonest questions.
dcmk7
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Have noticed this a lot too since the 4k dashboard update. Has got a lot more sluggish in general.
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8BiTw0LF
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DenchDeckard
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If I only had a series s and a ps5 I would buy games on ps5 and use the series s for game pass and xbox exclusives.
MikeM
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This. I’m buying all my games on PS5 because of it. Series X is basically my GP and toddler’s game box now.
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HoofHearted
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If you’re a true gamer … you’ll buy all the consoles. All of them have various pros/cons when compared to the others.
Just enjoy them for what they are… there are no “winners” in a console race….
Just enjoy them for what they are… there are no “winners” in a console race….
EdGalTBR
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If you like to play more on PS5, buy the games there.
The main Xbox advantages are BC and Play Anywhere. You know you will buy a game once and will play on future Xboxes and PCs.
BigLee74
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yep, but it’s not the whole dash.For me it’s that the home menu takes forever to come up now if you’re in the middle of a game. It was always instant until the 4K dash update. It looks like it is now being popped out of memory when a game is running.
DaGwaphics
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Houston we have found the problem.
I like the Xbox UI, it uses the screen well and is easy to navigate, glad that they didn't change it just to say they changed it. The endless scroll of the PS4 UI is not a great experience for me.
DaGwaphics
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For me it’s that the home menu takes forever to come up now if you’re in the middle of a game. It was always instant until the 4K dash update. It looks like it is now being popped out of memory when a game is running.
Sounds like they should have included a setting to allow users to stick with 1080.
Thats been fixed with the feb update.
For me it’s that the home menu takes forever to come up now if you’re in the middle of a game. It was always instant until the 4K dash update. It looks like it is now being popped out of memory when a game is running.
BigLee74
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It was such an unnecessary change. It looks exactly the same to me, but introduced a very noticeable problem. I guess they listened to the requests though…
Sosokrates
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Right.....black screens are my fault.
Well definitely anecdotal, I have been getting no black screens when accessing gamepass/store.
Maybe a hard reset will solve this.
Topher
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Better response than "something on your end" nonsense at least. I've turned the console off entirely and unplugged it. Hopefully that will take care of the black screen. The UI sluggishness is well documented by others so that is certainly no anecdotal. I'm not sure what the cause is since it wasn't an issue previously. Perhaps having too many games in QR? Not sure.
ethomaz
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IMO not a good advice.
He will hates the Series S and 1080p games on PS5.
I have a PS5 and games that I though was fine when playing in a 1080p TV become really evident the messes resolution when I moved to 4k TV (Eg. Returnal).
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Sosokrates
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Think hard reset is different, u have to hold the power button for like 10seconds.
Gamepass and the store are like websites, the info is from cloud not something on the ssd.
What do you exactly mean by UI sluggishness? I agree the movement and animations are slower then playstation but this is a design thing, not a performance, I have timed tasks on ps5 and xsx everything is either faster or the same as the ps5.
Edgelord79
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I only buy digital games on Xbox that are more indie based or platform based. The rest is GamePass. Occasionally I'll buy a game like Diablo or FromSoft digitally as I like to be able to play them anywhere. Very rare though.
Topher
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At times the lower level tiles take a few seconds longer to load. At times pushing the Xbox button on the controller doesn't bring up the menu. Things like that. I've had no such issues on PS5.
This isn't a major issue though and I'm really not trying to complain. Just general observations brought up in the conversation. I've gotten used to the Xbox UI which I didn't like at first and I'm cool with it overall.
Sosokrates
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Loading games is a separate issue to OS performance. The xbox button not responding is actually a physical issue not an OS one, the xbox button requires a hard press, if you just quickly tap it, it wont regesiter. They need to make the button less deep and more resonsive.
Topher
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Hard press doesn't help. I've tried. I didn't say anything about loading games. I said the tiles.
DarkMage619
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I still haven't seen the difference. As long as games run in 4K there was no real need to make the dash 4K on Xbox. I hope they add a resolution toggle.
Edgelord79
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Not sure what you mean by this. I assume you mean a revamped OS which is true. As far as it's actual function, it's been panned for UI design, having things in odd places, etc... and not being overall intuitive.
It will take some getting used to, but you'll be flying around it in no time. Personally, I prefer the Xbox UI much better for ease of use, but the PS5 looks better.
TrebleShot
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Have all three and recently invested in Geforce Now.
PS5 is the main platform.
- Better games.
- Dualsense, massive USP for me, its not a gimmick as others have claimed, which is pretty naive in my opinion. Play any racing, fighting or FPS with it then go to without and its a massively jarring experience.
- 3D Audio is better than Atmos
- Load times and quick access cards, quick resume is cool n all but you don't need it with these load times and the activity cards.
- Expansion to memory is far cheaper and games take up less room.
- There is little to no delta in performance (fps/res)
- Most of my friends play on PS5
- Third party and Indies prioritise PS platforms due to install base so you get nice 3D/DS Implementation on even smaller titles.
- Remasters of older games enriching the experience not just res/fps boosts example GOT, TLOU, Uncharted etc etc just a shame you have to pay for some.
- Audacious game prices
- Popularity of PS4 has hampered the PS5 games as the cross gen aspect is still an issue.
XBX
- Used only for GP never purchased a game on the system and don't think I ever will.
- Controller is cheap and hollow feeling and has no tangible difference to what we had on 360.
- Ui is probably the worst UI I have used or experienced on a computer type device, its a shambles and considering MS is a software company utterly baffling
- Some games have been fun to kill an hour or two (Ascent, FH5, Halo Infinite) but on the most part MS games are not very good.
- Pay for atmos is a joke.
- Several glitches and odd behaviour of the console, online handling of quick resume is shite and the functionality itself is much slower than people would have you believe.
XSS
- Beautiful and compact
- Runs most games well and you won't notice much difference
Geforce Now
- High end PC gaming spec for a much smaller price
- Uses streaming, High speeds needed but if you have it almost native experience
Just rambling
PS5 is the main platform.
- Better games.
- Dualsense, massive USP for me, its not a gimmick as others have claimed, which is pretty naive in my opinion. Play any racing, fighting or FPS with it then go to without and its a massively jarring experience.
- 3D Audio is better than Atmos
- Load times and quick access cards, quick resume is cool n all but you don't need it with these load times and the activity cards.
- Expansion to memory is far cheaper and games take up less room.
- There is little to no delta in performance (fps/res)
- Most of my friends play on PS5
- Third party and Indies prioritise PS platforms due to install base so you get nice 3D/DS Implementation on even smaller titles.
- Remasters of older games enriching the experience not just res/fps boosts example GOT, TLOU, Uncharted etc etc just a shame you have to pay for some.
- Audacious game prices
- Popularity of PS4 has hampered the PS5 games as the cross gen aspect is still an issue.
XBX
- Used only for GP never purchased a game on the system and don't think I ever will.
- Controller is cheap and hollow feeling and has no tangible difference to what we had on 360.
- Ui is probably the worst UI I have used or experienced on a computer type device, its a shambles and considering MS is a software company utterly baffling
- Some games have been fun to kill an hour or two (Ascent, FH5, Halo Infinite) but on the most part MS games are not very good.
- Pay for atmos is a joke.
- Several glitches and odd behaviour of the console, online handling of quick resume is shite and the functionality itself is much slower than people would have you believe.
XSS
- Beautiful and compact
- Runs most games well and you won't notice much difference
Geforce Now
- High end PC gaming spec for a much smaller price
- Uses streaming, High speeds needed but if you have it almost native experience
Just rambling
Werewolfgrandma
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Seems some of you need to know 3d audio is not exclusive to ps5.
OP if you love the duelsense I suggest using the ps5.
OP if you love the duelsense I suggest using the ps5.
Sosokrates
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Yeah well, ive been pressing the xbox button just now, if I do it hard, it never failed i did it like 50x in a row but if u dont press hard enough it wont register. Never had an issue with game tiles loading.
kingfey
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The gamepass store on xbox is little bit slow. It's another client system, that is added to xbox. It's why it's having issues.
It doesnt come close to the pc version though. That thing is nightmare there.
Hendrick's
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You should have bought a 4K tv instead of one of those.
Hitchyhero
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I don't have a PS5 but I have a series s and x. I think the series s is a great machine but I would see it more as a gamepass machine if I had a ps5
kingfey
Banned
Xbox at this point, is a gamepass machine. Unless you want to invest on the platform.
Topher
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Like you said, this is probably anecdotal. I'll try the hard reset thing. Thanks.
Hitchyhero
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Has many xbox owners said this. Its one of those things I wish the Xbox had. I trigger thing might be seem as a gimmick to some (not me) but I think a lot of people do praise the better rumble feature.
SkylineRKR
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At first glance Xbox OS doesn't seem to be anything new and the controller is nothing new either.
But then you play games. And you realize Xbox has Dolby Atmos, Vision, VRR. Furthermore, it has quick resume. It doesn't always work as intended but for most offline single player it does. Its just something I realize is very good once I play on PS5 again. I am right now busy with Exhumed on PS5 and then I try some other games and I'm like oh yeah, the game has to launch from scratch. Partially its on me as there are cards, but those cards are hit n miss though. They might take you to the boot screens anyway, or they don't work. You want to do the console to take you to the spot you stopped playing without having to browse through anything.
Its also only possible on Xbox to play certain PS3 era games, like Sonic Generations, Dead Space, Mirrors Edge etc at improved framerate and/or resolution.
PS5 DualSense is better. And its cheaper to expand your memory. I bought a WD black a few weeks ago for 150 ish, my PS5 is now rocking approx 1.7gb. I don't think I will ever buy Xbox expansion. Its by Seagate, its proprietary so it won't hit bottom pricing ever. On the flip side certain X|S games do run from external.
But then you play games. And you realize Xbox has Dolby Atmos, Vision, VRR. Furthermore, it has quick resume. It doesn't always work as intended but for most offline single player it does. Its just something I realize is very good once I play on PS5 again. I am right now busy with Exhumed on PS5 and then I try some other games and I'm like oh yeah, the game has to launch from scratch. Partially its on me as there are cards, but those cards are hit n miss though. They might take you to the boot screens anyway, or they don't work. You want to do the console to take you to the spot you stopped playing without having to browse through anything.
Its also only possible on Xbox to play certain PS3 era games, like Sonic Generations, Dead Space, Mirrors Edge etc at improved framerate and/or resolution.
PS5 DualSense is better. And its cheaper to expand your memory. I bought a WD black a few weeks ago for 150 ish, my PS5 is now rocking approx 1.7gb. I don't think I will ever buy Xbox expansion. Its by Seagate, its proprietary so it won't hit bottom pricing ever. On the flip side certain X|S games do run from external.
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Swift_Star
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Perfomance between ps5 and XSX are practically the same, it comes down to user preference tbh.
Same here with Series X. I bought one and love it but am unlikely to buy anything for it unless exclusives don't go to gamepass. There is very little discernible difference between PS5 and Series X so I guess it really is pick your poison if you have to pick one. One feature that is very cool though is being able to pickup where I left on PC games that are on Game Pass.
MatrixReloaded101
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I own both systems and I can say I agree with OP. The PS5 has felt like more of a next gen experience and new experience in general. The games have been great like Demon Souls, Rift Apart, etc.
But I still enjoy my Series X, my issue with Xbox has been that the game pass games haven’t been good. I am excited to play Starfield but other than that all of the new 3rd party games have unimpressive, from outriders, back 4 blood to Rainbow Six Extraction.
But I still enjoy my Series X, my issue with Xbox has been that the game pass games haven’t been good. I am excited to play Starfield but other than that all of the new 3rd party games have unimpressive, from outriders, back 4 blood to Rainbow Six Extraction.
Dusktildawn48
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Can't wait for Sony to release their gamepass rip off so we can see some posters change their tune on subscription services.
6502
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Analogue placement and rumble triggers on xbox is my preference.
If Sony's pad is better for you with its set up (I know their triggers are more advanced on ps5) then it is likely xbox will be exclusives and gamepass machine.
You have the best of both worlds however you build your collection.
If Sony's pad is better for you with its set up (I know their triggers are more advanced on ps5) then it is likely xbox will be exclusives and gamepass machine.
You have the best of both worlds however you build your collection.
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